Sunday, June 14, 2015

AGES OF MAN: A CD

Sir John Gielgud will forever
being seen as one of the best actors of all time and I’m sure many people will
love to have this cast recording in their hands. But I’m not one those people.
Don’t get me wrong, I like John Gielgud, but not only I’m a not a Shakespeare
fan, I also don’t enjoy listening to this kind of recordings. Even when it’s a
musical and it has too much talk between the songs I become impatient.

So, instead of reviewing it,
let me just tell that this is a truly historic recording. John Gielgud enjoyed
a huge success with this one-man Shakespearean evening and won several awards
with it. This recording was made in 1959, after his Broadway debut that gave
him the Tony, and it’s finally available for digital download and in CD at
Arkiv Music.

The recording includes scenes
from AS YOU LIKE IT, THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, ROMEO AND JULIET, MEASURE FOR
MEASUE, HENRY IV, RICHARD III, JULIUS CAESAR, HAMLET, KING LEAR and THE
TEMPEST.

So, if you’re a fan of
Shakespeare and of John Gielgud, I’m sure you’ll love this.